Petition · past parliament
Stop calories being added to menus: calorie-counting will do more harm than good
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
We are calling on the Government to not add calories to Restaurant menus!
Evidence is clear: 93% of diets fail. Add to that the fact that calorie counting does nothing more than create a cycle of guilt and self-hatred
Instead educate & support people to choose a healthy lifestyle
Evidence is clear: 93% of diets fail. Add to that the fact that calorie counting does nothing more than create a cycle of guilt and self-hatred
Instead educate & support people to choose a healthy lifestyle
The Government has launched its obesity strategy. While I welcome the intention behind the strategy, I am disappointed by the emphasis that it places on weight & calorie counting - rather than on education & empowerment.
With an estimated 1.25 million Brits suffering from eating disorders, what is proposed as a “common-sense approach” - focussing on weight and calorie counting - is incredibly destructive and will do more harm than good
Don’t turn restaurants in to a place of shame and fear!
With an estimated 1.25 million Brits suffering from eating disorders, what is proposed as a “common-sense approach” - focussing on weight and calorie counting - is incredibly destructive and will do more harm than good
Don’t turn restaurants in to a place of shame and fear!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.